Energy Balance and Weight Management
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Nutrition and Obesity".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 February 2026
Special Issue Editor
Interests: translational science of energy balance and personalized medicine in the etiology, prevention, and treatment of humans with overweight or obesity
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The concept that energy intake and output are “coupled” to oppose changes in energy stores dates to Drs. Neumann, Gulick, and others during the early 20th century. Subsequent research has generated various lipostatic, glucostatic, aminostatic, and other models regarding which aspect(s) of energy stores are regulated by which afferent and efferent pathways. It has become apparent that:
- The metabolic and behavioral precursors of weight gain (and regain) and responses to interventions to lose weight (energy imbalance) and sustain changes in energy stores (energy balance) are highly variable.
- Losing weight and keeping it off are related but also genetically, physiologically, sociologically, and behaviorally different.
- More research is needed regarding the prevention of weight gain and regain.
This Special Issue focuses on the following:
- Leveraging knowledge of basic (-omics and other biomarkers), clinical (physiological and interventional), and social (environmental and behavioral) sciences to identify the most effective treatments to promote weight loss and sustain a reduced body weight on an individual basis.
- Using similar methods to identify individuals at greatest risk for subsequent pathological weight gain and develop preventative individualized interventions.
- Development of more personalized guidelines for the prevention and treatment of overweight, obesity, and their co-morbidities.
Original research articles and comprehensive reviews are welcome.
Prof. Dr. Michael Rosenbaum
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- personalized medicine
- weight loss
- reduced weight maintenance
- prevention of weight gain and regain
- body weight regulation
- energy balance
- energy intake
- energy expenditure
- epigenetics
- sociological determinants of energy stores
- diet
- exercise
- pharamcotherapy
- nutragenomics
- genetics
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